# Nelawa GN division, Ganewatta DS Division, Kurunegala District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/nelawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Ganewatta DS Division # Nelawa Nelawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ganewatta DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **2.74 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.7km² - 2mapped services - 102 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nelawa? Nelawa lies in [Ganewatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/), [Kurunegala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Aluthgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/aluthgama/), [Hindawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/hindawewa/), [Kalatuwagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/kalatuwagama/), [Makulmade](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/makulmade/) and [Pannawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/pannawa/). By area it is the 5384th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Ganewatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/). The centre of Nelawa is about 98 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6655° N, 80.3506° E. Local names: නැලව . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Villages and localities in Nelawa Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Nelawa. - Ganewatta - Ganewatte - Nelawa Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Nelawa Named natural and historic features inside Nelawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks. - Herathgama Wewa - Indulgodayagama Wewa - Nelawa Wewa - Watte Wewa ### Estates 1 estate; 1 estate. - Mehialagama - Yalagama Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Nelawa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kurunegala District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,599 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (270 mm) and the driest Feb (55 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 61 Feb 26 55 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 182 May 28 162 Jun 27 93 Jul 27 65 Aug 27 76 Sep 27 118 Oct 27 258 Nov 26 270 Dec 26 165 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nelawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hiripitiya Divisional Hospital · Nikadalupotha 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65536&mlon=80.36819#map=17/7.65536/80.36819) Bank Sampath Bank · Vilakatupotha 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61936&mlon=80.24596#map=17/7.61936/80.24596) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Gasstation · Kumbukgete 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67737&mlon=80.42480#map=17/7.67737/80.42480) Hotel Suneth HOTEL · Hindawewa 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65056&mlon=80.34921#map=17/7.65056/80.34921) Mall Wariyapola Shopping Complex · Wariyapola 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62005&mlon=80.24552#map=17/7.62005/80.24552) School Aluthgama Junior School · Aluthgama 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67218&mlon=80.35573#map=17/7.67218/80.35573) College S.b Herath National School · Nelawa 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65556&mlon=80.34683#map=17/7.65556/80.34683) Police station Wariyapola Police Station · Wariyapola 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62815&mlon=80.24088#map=17/7.62815/80.24088) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Nelawa Places mapped inside Nelawa in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Ganewatta DS Division - Aluthgama - Arankele - Boraluwa - Digankonwewa - Divulwewa - Hettigama - Hindawewa - Hiripitiya - Hunupola - Jahapagama - Kalatuwagama - Kanawa - Kekulawala - Kirindiwelmada/ Galagedara - Kuda Uyangalla - Kumbukgete - Makulmade - Makulwewa - Malagamuwa - Moragolla - Neeraviya - Nelumpathgama - Neriyawa - Nikadalupotha - Nikagolla - Othuwela - Pannawa - Pothuvila - Pothuwagonna - Santhanagama - Seeradunna - Seerangoda - Thambagalla - Thanthirigama - Thimbiriwewa - Thittawelgala - Thittawella - Uyangalla - Waduwawa - Wegolla - Weragala ## Quick answers - Where is Nelawa?In Ganewatta DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nelawa?Aluthgama, Hindawewa, Kalatuwagama, Makulmade and Pannawa - How many villages are in Nelawa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Nelawa?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Nelawa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Nelawa?Hiripitiya Divisional Hospital, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nelawa?Sampath Bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nelawa?People's Bank ATM, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nelawa?Gasstation, about 8.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nelawa?LK6133070 (OCHA common operational dataset)